It is not the easy or convenient life for which I search…but life lived to the edge of all my possibility.
~ Mary Anne Radmacher-Hershey
Agave, Tucson, Arizona 2013
02-25 Sol Shine
Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that
take our breath away.
~ Anon.
Bald Eagle, Lower Klamath Lake National Wildlife Refuge, California 2008
Newport Scenes
US Route 20, the longest road in the United States runs from Newport to Boston – now that would be an epic road trip! California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) closeups from the docks in Newport Harbor (and yes, Sea Lions poop, too). American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) with Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii).
02-24 Sol Shine
For the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes.
~ e.e. cummings
Gleeson, Arizona 2013
02-23 Sol Shine
“There is no use in trying,” said Alice; “one cannot believe impossible things.” “I dare say you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was your age I always did it for half an hour each day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
~ Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Common Salsify, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon 2008
Boring Clams
During a recent beach walk a friend explained to another what made the holes in the rocks, “Boring Clams, literally.” I just couldn’t help myself, “Well, figuratively, too. If you invite them to your party, they won’t dance, they’ll just sit there. They really are boring clams!” Ba-dum-tshh!
All kidding aside, it is the Piddock or Boring Clam (Penitella penita) that uses the rough ridges on its shell to slowly grind a hole into rock where it will stay for the rest of its life. Lucky for them, most of the rock up here is a fairly malleable mudstone.
02-22 Sol Shine
Love doesn’t make the world go ’round, love is what makes the ride worthwhile.
~ Franklin P. Jones
Lincoln City, Oregon 2018
Storm Gifts
It’s exciting to hit the beach after a big storm blows through, never know what I’ll find!
Left to right, top to bottom: Pacific Sea Nettle, Pyrosome, Mustelid mandible (possibly River Otter) with a biofilm that is turning the teeth pink, close-ups of colorful driftwood.
02-21 Sol Shine
I am not afraid of storms for I have learned how to sail my ship.
~ Louisa May Alcott
Tall Ship “Californian”, San Diego, California 2012
02-20 Sol Shine
In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.
~ Albert Camus
Alpine wildflowers, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 2010
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